Things to Do in Yosemite Country: 5 Easy Ways to Explore Outside the Park

Even when a place is as remarkable as Yosemite National Park, it’s always nice to explore beyond the most famous sights and most popular trails. True, you cannot surpass the epic view that awaits at the end of the Wawona Tunnel as the Yosemite Valley opens up to show off Half Dome, El Capitan and the waterfalls, but when it comes to experiences in nature, there’s more than you imagined in Yosemite Country.

After spending a week at the Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, we’ve seen a different side of Y...